Impact of nutrition since early life on cardiovascular prevention

Italian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Guardamagna, Ornella ^a   Abello, Francesca ^a   Cagliero, Paola ^a   Lughetti, Lorenzo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Breasting; Cardiovascular diseases; Prenatal nutrition; Prevention; Weaning

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; GHRELIN; INSULIN; MONOUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; PROTEIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

BIRTH WEIGHT; BREAST FEEDING; CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHILD NUTRITION; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; HUMAN; INSULIN SENSITIVITY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; PRENATAL PERIOD; PROTEIN INTAKE; REVIEW; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

ADOLESCENT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84871391441     PISSN: 17208424     EISSN: 18247288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1824-7288-38-73     Document Type: Review

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